When: Saturday, May 31, 2025 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Malcolm Knapp Research Forest – Maple Ridge
Cost: $60
Take part in a hands-on beading workshop at the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest with Cheyenne Cunningham, a skilled artist from the Katzie First Nation. Learn how to transform salmon bones into unique earrings using traditional, sustainable methods. As you craft, Cheyenne will cook salmon to share, teach cultural stories, and introduce words from the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language. This workshop is open to all skill levels and offers a meaningful way to explore Indigenous art and culture. All materials and light refreshments are included.
About Cheyenne Cunningham
ʔa∙ nə siʔəm̓ nə siyey̓ə Cheyenne θə nə skʷix, təli cən ʔəƛ̓ q̓íc̓əy̓ Hello, my relatives and friends, my name is Cheyenne, I am from Katzie First Nation. I am Coast Salish on my dad’s side and English on my mother’s side. My proposed research explores Katzie First Nation and territorial place names that have been identified in Suttles (1955) Katzie Ethnographic Notes. I seek to document and analyze Indigenous linguistic and relational knowledge embedded with geographic/physical landscapes and revealed through community engagement with the land and place (i.e., stories, cultural practices, such as harvesting knowledge and stewardship activities).